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Yes, Ako has a very similar grain structure to Koto, but it's softer. Quarter sawing exposes the medullary rays and produces that effect, what we like to call fish scale.

Thanks. Sub layer is ayous with a blue fig stripe and Olive wood on top.

Not for Der, I guess that are more people out there who like to combine TT and weightlifting 😀

Thanks! As I've mentioned in the post I've been playing with this blade for some time. The handle feels great, it absorbs sweat really fast and doesn't get soggy like what happens if you use softer woods. It also has some texture which feels really nice in the hand. The only downside is that...

That's a great idea, I'm definitely up for the challenge!

Some people love it, others hate it and prefer a head heavy blade. But I think people are "afraid" of heavy blades because you won't find this kind of balance in a heavy commercial blade. An handle from a manufacturer will weigh about 25g at best, which means that if a blade weighs 95g for...

Remember that wall I was building? This is it, something to evoke to my Civil Engineering background, a Viscaria type composition that has been my personal blade for some time. In a previous post I explained how there are some things I can tweak during the building process to make a blade...

So, the secret services contacted me saying Ma Long was out there shooting some rockets, and wanted to know what kind of weapon he was using. I told them it was a W968, so they asked if I could make it even more powerful! Well, I told them I could, but a weapon like this will be dangerous in the...

My teammate's new weapon. Full credit to him on the design 😎 Composition: Black Walnut / Ayous / S A-C / Kiri / S A-C / Ayous / Black Walnut Weight: 89.3g Thickness: 6.05mm Freq.: 1420 Hz Balance: 2.8cm (Low)

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I've talked about Diolen fibre before, Diolen is a high tenacity polyester fibre and many manufactures use it as substitute for Arylate or Aramid (even tough they don't call it that) because it also provides a soft feeling. In the pictures we can see two different colors (red and black) but in...

I don't know why, but I get the feeling these two are about to drop the hottest mixtape of 2021 😎 Composition: Smoked Eucalyptus / Ayous / Glass-Fiber / Kiri / Kiri / Kiri / Glass-Fiber / Ayous / Smoked Eucalyptus Weight: 87.1 and 87.0g Thickness: ~5.85mm Freq.: 1270 Hz Balance: 2.7cm (Low)

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Another Viscaria type composition, definitely my most requested blade, and for a good reason. Composition: Koto / A-C / Ayous / Kiri / Ayous / A-C / Koto Weight: 90.2g Thickness: 5.85mm Freq.: 1464 Hz Balance: 1.8 (Very Low)

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TB ALC evil twin 😈 This one is going to be available in my FS thread. Composition: Framiré / S A-C / Framiré / Kiri / Framiré / S A-C / Framiré Weight: 88.8g Thickness: 5.65mm Freq.: 1464 Hz Balance: 3.0 (Med)

Don't worry, I didn't took it personally nor was I offended, you didn't say anything wrong. I was just trying to clear up that just like Brands, some blade makers are better than others. I'm not saying I'm the best, I know I'm not, but I'm certainly different and like to step outside of the box.

No offense to you, but maybe you haven't tried good blade makers. I'm not trying to sell anything, but I don't think it's fair to give all custom blade makers a bad rep just because you had a bad experience. I'm also not claiming that my blades are better than Butterfly's, they are different...

If only there were custom blade makers out there that could make bigger handles... 😁